New Article Up: “On broadband Internet? Protect your PC!”

The Business Register has published a new article of mine, “On broadband Internet? Protect your PC!”

If you are a small business owner, a telecommuter, or just someone who uses your PC at home to do work now and then, you probably do it on some form of broadband Internet access, such as DSL or a cable modem.
Whether you are aware of it or not, your broadband-connected PC is the target of constant attacks of all kinds. If you have not taken the proper steps to protect your system, you probably will find that it will eventually become sluggish & non-responsive, and in worst-case scenarios your data and passwords could be stolen or your PC could crash catastrophically.
There are quite a range of things that should be done to protect your Windows PC, but four are critical. These critical tasks include updating your operating system constantly; using an Internet firewall; ensuring you have up-to-date antivirus protection; and blocking and eliminating spyware. Read On... (Ooops, they took it down: try here)

Posted by Ray Trygstad | Category: InfoTech | 06:05 PM